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Simsbury Center, Connecticut

Simsbury Center, Connecticut
Census-designated place
Simsbury Center is located in Connecticut
Simsbury Center
Simsbury Center
Simsbury Center is located in the US
Simsbury Center
Simsbury Center
Coordinates: 41°52′13″N 72°48′16″W / 41.87028°N 72.80444°W / 41.87028; -72.80444Coordinates: 41°52′13″N 72°48′16″W / 41.87028°N 72.80444°W / 41.87028; -72.80444
Country United States
State Connecticut
County Hartford
Town Simsbury
Area
 • Total 4.6 sq mi (11.8 km2)
 • Land 4.6 sq mi (11.8 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 185 ft (56 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 5,836
 • Density 1,300/sq mi (490/km2)
Time zone Eastern (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) Eastern (UTC-4)
ZIP code 06070 (Simsbury)
Area code(s) 860
FIPS code 09-69010
GNIS feature ID 2377861

Simsbury Center is a census-designated place (CDP) that consists of the central settlement, and the neighborhoods immediately surrounding it, in the town of Simsbury,Connecticut, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 5,836. The core area of the CDP is listed as the Simsbury Center Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Simsbury Center CDP is bordered to the north by Hoskins Road, to the east by the former route of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, now partially replaced by a bike trail, to the south by Stratton Brook Road, and to the west by Bushy Hill Road, Hop Brook, Grimes Brook, Great Pond Road, and Laurel Lane. The CDP is bordered to the west by West Simsbury and to the south by Weatogue. The Farmington River flows northward just east of the CDP.

The main road through the community is the combined U.S. Route 202/Connecticut Route 10, which leads north to Granby and south to Avon. Connecticut Route 309 (West Street) leads west from Simsbury Center through West Simsbury to North Canton. Connecticut Route 167 (Bushy Hill Road) branches off Route 309 and leads southwest to Crowleys Corner at the border between Simsbury and Avon. Simsbury Center is 11 miles (18 km) northwest of Hartford and 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Springfield, Massachusetts.


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